Georgetown seniors blow out Linden in basketball clash

Mar 04, 2013 Sports

– Mining Town comes from behind to win junior game

Local basketball is back! Large crowds turned out Saturday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall to witness Georgetown inflict its first lopsided win against the usually strong Linden in the senior game of a double-header season opening clash.

UNGUARDED! Georgetown’s Guard/Forward, Akeem Kanhai is unguarded as he goes up for a jumper against Linden Saturday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Georgetown blew out Linden 66-45 when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association held its first event under new management. After a low scoring first quarter that ended 10-8 in favour of Linden, an intense battle for supremacy ensued.
In the second quarter, Georgetown took control on the offensive end, increasing their intensity among the guards and pounding the ball inside. Linden struggled to shoot the ball as Georgetown’s defence made it even harder for them.
Georgetown took a 23-19 lead at half time and never gave up that control. Prolific scoring point guard, Travis Burnett came alive in the third quarter, scoring six straight points to further extend Georgetown’s lead on an offensive run.
Forward, Tyrone Hamid came off the bench for the City side and as usual ignited the crowd with his explosiveness, knocking down consecutive three-point jump shots from the same spot at the top of the arc to close out the third 49-29 in favour of Georgetown.
Linden went on an 11-point run in the fourth quarter, but Georgetown upped their defensive pressure that resulted in critical steals that pulled Linden back. Akeem Kanhai scored 12 points for Georgetown while Burnett and Hamid added 10 points apiece.
Harold Adams was the only player from Linden in double figures, scoring 12 points for the Mining Town, which seemed on a roll after overhauling a 15-point deficit to win the junior game 71-69 against Georgetown.
Like their senior counterparts, Linden attacked with a formidable middle. Georgetown’s defence was intense, but they let Linden out the noose they had tied earlier in the game; their mid-range shooting was great, resulting in a 41-29 point lead at halftime.
Linden’s point guard, Parish Cadogan took the game in his hands and like a true leader; he pointed the Mining Town in the right direction with important plays. Cadogan single-handedly demolished the Georgetown defence to give Linden a one-point 51-50 points’ lead at the end of the third quarter.
Nikkoloi Smith put on a fourth quarter show, bringing Georgetown to within one point with two clutch free throws with 38 seconds left in the game, Smith then stole the ball and was fouled but he could not put away the game with the free-throws. Smith finished with 27 points for the City while Cadogan had 19 points for Georgetown.